| Election Name: | 2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election |
| Country: | Norfolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Leader1: | Stuart Dark |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 28 seats, 48.2% |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,479 |
| Percentage1: | 40.8% |
| Swing1: | 7.4% |
| Leader2: | Terry Parish |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 26.4% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,687 |
| Percentage2: | 29.3% |
| Swing2: | 2.9% |
| Leader3: | Charles Joyce |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 10 seats, 16.7% |
| Seats Before3: | 9 |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,172 |
| Percentage3: | 18.3% |
| Swing3: | 1.6% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 2.0% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,014 |
| Percentage4: | 6.0% |
| Swing4: | 4.0% |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,536 |
| Percentage5: | 5.1% |
| Swing5: | 1.1% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Stuart Dark |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Terry Parish Independent |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Following the election the Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control.[1] A coalition of the independent councillors, Liberal Democrats and Greens formed a minority administration with informal support from Labour, with independent councillor Terry Parish being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[2] A few days after the elections, unseated councillor and former mayor David Whitby passed away.[3]
The overall results were:[4] |-
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Norfolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6]